Hose-drier.



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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1903.

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Inventor PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904.

0. M. BOWMAN.

HOSE DRIER. APPLICATION FILED NOV.5,1903.

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Inventor Wi tncsscs UNITED STATES Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OEEIcE.

HO-SE-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,985, dated August9, 1904.

Application filed November 5, 1903. Serial No. 179,952. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CI-IAELEs IVIICHAEL Bow- MAN, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Lebanon, in the county of Lebanon and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHose-Driers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. Thisinvention relates to hose-driers of that class in which thehose-sections are supported upon a rotary rack or stand in an inclosedcasing while being subjected to the action of a dry ing medium.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable, andinexpensive device of this character which will occupy but little spaceand at the same time be capable of supporting a great number ofhosesections. and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully described,and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved hose-drier. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through thevertical sectional view of a modified form of hose-supporting rack. Fig.5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 1/ 1/ of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 denotes an inclosed casingpreferably constructed of wood and in cylindrical form and comprisingabase or bottom 2, a top 3, and a curved side 4, provided with an opening5, which is closed by swinging doors 6, hinged, as at 7, to the side 4.Mounted concentrically within said casing is a rotary hose-supportingrack or stand 8, which comprises a vertical shaft 9, mounted to rotatein bearings 10, secured to the top and bottom of said casing. Projectingradially and at right angles from the shaft 9 adjacent to its upper endis a set or series of arms or bars 11, the opposite sides of whichlatter are provided with rows of spaced pins or teeth 12, which aredisposed in a horizontal With this plane parallel to each other and atright angles to the arm or bar upon which they are secured. The extremeend of each of said pins or projections is bent at right angles andpreferably upwardly to form a hook 123.

Any desired number of arms 1. I may be provided and any number of pins12 may be at tached to or formed upon said arms; butI preferably providesix arms, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings. Below the upper setor series of arms or bars 11 is a lower set or series which is identicalin construction to the upper set, the arms of the lower set beingdirectly beneath or alining with the arms of the upper set, and theouter ends of each alining pair of arms being connected by a verticalbrace-rod 14. The hooked ends of the pins or teeth upon the arms or barsof the lower set project downwardly instead of upwardly. It will be seenthat these arms with their projecting pins form comb-bars, upon theteeth of which the hose A is folded and supported, as shown in Fig. 1.One hose-section is folded upon the pins or teeth on the same side ofeach alining pair of arms or bars, and the hooked ends on said pins orteeth will prevent the casual displacement of the folds of the hose. Thehose thus supported will occupy but little space and is entirely exposedto permit it to be readily dried.

The shaft may be rotated in any suitable manner, a motor 15 of anydesired type being shown mounted upon the bottom of the casing andgeared to the shaft 9 by means of a beveled gear 16 upon its drive-shaft17 meshing with a similar gear 18, fixed to the shaft 2 adjacent to itslower end. The rotation of the rack or stand will create currents of airwhich will hasten the drying of the hose, and in order to increase theseair-currents a fan, comprising four curved blades 19, is attached to theshaft 9 immediately below the lower set of arms 11. The fan is inclosedin an open-top casing 20, which directs the hot air, cold air, or otherdrying medium drawn in through a pipe 21 upwardly against the supportedhose-sections, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings I have shown a modified form ofdrying-rack which may be substituted in the casing for the rack or standpreviously described. This form of my invention comprises a rotatableshaft 30, having an upper and a lower set or series of arms or bars 81,which are connected by bracerods 32. The arms, preferably four innumber, of the upper set aline with the arms of the lower set, and atthe outer ends of said arms are secured at right angles cross-bars 33,the inner faces of which are provided with rows of spaced pins or teeth34, similar to the pins or teeth 12, previously described. The innerportions of the arms 31 are also provided upon their opposite sides withsimilar pins or teeth, as shown. The hose-sections are folded upon thesepins or teeth, as previously described.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what 1 claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is. 1. Ahose-drier comprising a suitable support, an upright mounted thereon,sets of projecting arms or bars upon said uprights, the arms or bars' ofone set being in alinement with those of another, and comb projectionsupon said arms or bars adapted to engage and support a hose,substantially as described.

2. A hose-drying frame, provided with opposing supporting-arms eachhaving rows of projections extending from opposite sides thereof,forming comb-bars having dual rows of teeth, whereby sections of hosemaybe supported on opposite sides of said bars, substantially asdescribed.

3. Ahose-drier comprisinga'suitab le frame or support, a shaft rotatablymounted therein, radially-projecting arms upon said shaft,hosesupporting projections upon said arms, a fan attached to said shaftbelow said arms, and means for rotating said shaft, substantially asdescribed.

4:. A hose-drier comprising a suitable frame or support, a shaftrotatably mounted therein, radially-projecting arms upon said shaft,hosesupporting projections upon said arms, a fan attached to said shaftbelow said arms, a casing for said fan, a drying-.medium-supply pipecommunicating with said casing, and means for rotating said shaft,substantially as described.

5. A hose-drier comprising a suitable frame or support, a shaftrotatably mounted therein, hose-supporting means carried by said shaft,a fan attached to said shaft below said hosesupporting means, a casingfor said fan,means for supplying the casing with a drying medium, andmeans for rotating said shaft, substantially as described.

6. A hose-drier comprising a suitableinclosed frame or casing, a shaftrotatably mounted therein, hose-supporting means carried by said shaft,a fan attached to said shaft below said hose-supporting means, a casingfor said fan, means for supplying the casing with a drying medium, andmeans for rotating said shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES MICHAEL BOWMAN.

Witnesses:

HARRY RIssER,

SANSOM E. BATDORF.

